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Democracy Against Capitalism by Ellen Meiksins Wood

Democracy Against Capitalism

Renewing Historical Materialism

Renewing Historical Materialism

By Ellen Meiksins Wood

By Ellen Meiksins Wood

By Ellen Meiksins Wood

By Ellen Meiksins Wood

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    About Democracy Against Capitalism

    Historian and political thinker Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that theories of “postmodern” fragmentation, “difference,” and con-tingency can barely accommodate the idea of capitalism, let alone subject it to critique. In this book she sets out to renew the critical program of historical materialism by redefining its basic concepts and its theory of history in original and imaginative ways, using them to identify the specificity of capitalism as a system of social relations and political power. She goes on to explore the concept of democracy in both the ancient and modern world, examining its relation to capitalism, and raising questions about how democracy might go beyond the limits imposed on it.

    About Democracy Against Capitalism

    Historian and political thinker Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that theories of “postmodern” fragmentation, “difference,” and con-tingency can barely accommodate the idea of capitalism, let alone subject it to critique. In this book she sets out to renew the critical program of historical materialism by redefining its basic concepts and its theory of history in original and imaginative ways, using them to identify the specificity of capitalism as a system of social relations and political power. She goes on to explore the concept of democracy in both the ancient and modern world, examining its relation to capitalism, and raising questions about how democracy might go beyond the limits imposed on it.

    Also by Ellen Meiksins Wood

    The Pristine Culture of Capitalism
    Peasant-Citizen and Slave
    Liberty and Property
    Citizens to Lords
    Empire of Capital
    See all books by Ellen Meiksins Wood

    Also by Ellen Meiksins Wood

    The Pristine Culture of Capitalism
    Peasant-Citizen and Slave
    Liberty and Property
    Citizens to Lords
    Empire of Capital
    See all books by Ellen Meiksins Wood

    Product Details

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Verso
    Feb 02, 2016 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781784782443

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Verso
    Mar 01, 2016 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781786630179

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    “Reading a Wood essay is a shock to the system, demanding the reader take a position, often leaving you invigorated and slightly bruised in the process.”
    —Michael Watson, Red Pepper

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